Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-14

any property Of any Of these tribes re-
sultinQ from entenng upon OF the ocou
patton Of their territory By individuals
or corporations under an alleged lease
ct lands aR grant OF right Of wny through
the lands Of these Indians. The bill
provides thHt whenever any ataempt y
made 70 secure any rights IN lands oe
longing 10 she Indians nAmeds the ln-
dians shall be antitled 70 all rights be
fore the law nov granted 70 citizens Of
the United States in snch c&ses-
Apposnsmenss Constrained.
WasurroFoH, Jan. i3-Hneh A. Dins-
more. Minister Residanf and Clnsul
General at Corsa; o. ]. Gallap, Regis
Ter Of the Land 0fass ~ Carson CITY.
Nevada. Postmasters-C. A. Elicit Of
Tucson, Arizsna; 4. J. Head Of Prss-
cott, Afixana; 4. X. Fairbanks Of Ord,
Nebraska; ]. p. Merchant of Broken
Bow, Nebsaaka; 3. b. &cRneEsGn ol
Aratahos, Nsbraska; B. Oampoeil Of
Auburu, Nebraska; q. DsAfoorn Of
Wayne. Nebraska.
cufaing oM Unnecessary 0fnciaH Heads
The Hoass Committee en- Ways and
Means today ordered q favaFabie report
on Representative BreckinFidge's bia 70
abolish unnecessary customs districts
and ports. As acted upon abe commit
tee omits altogether the administrative
features Of the customs service, and
deals directly with the abolition Of un-
necessary customs districts and ofkses-
Il provides that the places sf anneaes-
sary collectors shall Be hlled by the re-
Quisite number Of debaties. Il - eati
mated that saving Of tl00, 900 viii be
made under ths provisions Of this bill,
and the services Of ell employees dis
penssd with. Sixty customs districts
are abolished under its provtsions. lcaY-
lug 70 districts 10 all. The following
d siriess are among those abolished:
n " Y Ysrk-Dnakirk. VirRinia-P tiers
suFR and Richmond. Gsorgia-Atlanta
Missis and Vseksburg.
Tenuessee- Ohsttanooaa. L1uisiana--
Teehe. Illinois-Galsna Iowg-Bur-
lineton aud Dabuqus. Wtsoonsin-Su
perioF and La Crosse. Minnesota-D0-
lath. UAlifornia-Ham and San
Diego. OreRon-Southern Oregon.
0mcers for Naval Bureaus.
The House Committse on Naval AZ
faiss has informRlly agreed to endeavor
90 amend the bill for the organic ition
Of naval bureaus nos pending IN the
H0uae, 90 as 90 allow the Secretary Of
the Navy 10 select the heads Of certain
bureaus from eitheF line or stan ON
GERS. fhe bill IS reported confined the
Secretary in his selession to officers OF
the line.
In Favor Of Interstate Commerce.
DENVER (Ool. }, Jan 1.3-At the an
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Commerce and Board OF Trade tonight
resolutions we're unanimously adopted
favOrinR the Inter State Com mmerce bill,
and requesting Colorado members OF
Congress to vote for the same and use
all honorable means 20 sscare tis pas.
sage. AT the midwintor session o3 the
State Press Association. held here to
day, the same resolutions we're adopted.
Consul at Auckland.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Is The President
sent the following nomination 20 the
senate today: To be Consul Of tne
United states, John +. Campbell, Of
Oal., al Auckland.
The west Polnt Reg signal.
Notice vas given BY tue Lighthouse
Board, that on Feb. 7th, steam fer the
Lighthouse station, Puget Sound, Wash
ingt0n Territory. during thick and fo9gy
weather, instead Of the bell now used.
This signal ts Daball trumpet, giving
blasts Of Eve seconds duration. with IN
tervals of Is seconds.
Minnesota Aids the Interstate Cou-
mcRce Bill.
81. PAUL, Jan. I3.-The Legislature
today adopted q resolution requesting
the d inntsota delegation IN Congress 70
support the Interstate Commerce bill
nov pend ING in the senate.
The Celtic aonaFeh Abandoned.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 13.-The agents Of
the Monarch Line 10 this city received
q capleaFam from London teday stating
tnas the Celtic Monarch was abandoned
Jan. I'd ct sea. No<4uTther information
has been resolved Cause Of she disaateF
Is unknown.CThe Celtic Monarch was
q screw steamship Of 20l4 groes tons
register, add belonged 10 the Monarch
Line Of LsoaAon. She was built At New
castle M 1879. Her crew and passengers
we're saved.
A BeaI Telephone salt IN nassaehu-
seats.
BosToN, Jan. l3.-DistFict Attorney
Stearns, on behalf Of the Governmeut,
today fled 10 the UnItei States Court =
bill Of complaint Of the Uni'ed Ststes
against the American Bell Telephone
Company and Alexander Graham Bell.
The bill Is essentially the same as the
one dismissed from the Onis Circuit
CouFt Of the United States, on the
ground Of lack Of jari@diotion- The
bill sets forth at great length the rea
con Why the G5vsrnment charges that
patents we're wrongly issued. The ALE
cations are precisely the sanc as we're
contained In the Columbus bill, the only
additional allegation ef consequences BE-
ing that Professor Bell failed 20 comply
With the regulations OF the Patent
Offioe requiring the patebtse 10 die
working model Of bis invention.
caal scarce In Brooktyn.
NKw Yonx Jan. 13.-Coal Is 50 scarce
10 Brooklyn that most Of the small fac
tories vii be forced TO stop work Ia q
day or two and lay Of their men. Coal
dealers refuas 70 sell il is large quanti-
ties, even when offered eight dollars per
ton.
Fuaeral ef Jehn Reach.
The funeral OF John Reach, the noted
ship-bailder, took place this morning.
from ss. Paurs n. z. ehareh. There
vas q large assembly OF ffiends. Bishop
Harris, ASSISTED By the ksv. DR.. No.
Chesney, ofhciated. A delegation Of
sixteen Of the leading citizens Of Chss
ter. Penn-, we're also present A large
pumbeE Of beautiful dorAl g bufes fr0n
the cid emplsyes Of ths deceased sur
rounded the casket. -Four hundred en-
ployes Of the Morgan Iron WORKS as
tended IN body aBd uoFs apDropriate
badges Of mourning. The remains
we're inferred 10 6Feenvood Cemetsfy,
senator mawfey % be Re-sieesed.
HARxFonD. Jan. ia Republican
cAneus today un&nimously. ~ aceiama-
ton, renominated General Hawlsy foI
q. s. senator. The Republicans have q
Daisrity Of 81 90 joins ballet
Ts be lsxanss sseeesser.
sPnrxsE1KED, (IIl.l, Jan. i3--Cbariel
3. Rarwsll WHs nominated by the Re
publisan oaaous this sfteTpooa 70 sno-
esd Gsnsrai Logan 10 The .. >. senate.
Csnfeased MaraeFeF alanGed.
NonnrsTowM (Pa-) jan l3.-John n.
Vsiisnn wss hanged II tue jail yard hers